How to beat the MAGA-maniacs

First, stop reacting to Donald Trump. You don’t beat a megalomaniac by kicking him in the orange juice industry after he has just finished pummelling your entire economy. Any competent strategist knows that to win wars, you must seize, and keep, the initiative. Surprise the Trump cabal.

U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured. Hound Washington in ways difficult to counter. A tit-for-tat tariff battle is unwinnable when the world’s tenth largest economy is pitted against No. 1. Try playing poker with a multi-millionaire when all you’ve got in your pocket is a $50 bill and a lucky rabbit’s foot, writes Peter Saracino. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Opinion

BY PETER SARACINO

February 19, 2025

LONDON, ONT.—In the emerging trade war with the United States, one thing is certain: Canada can’t bomb Donald J. Trump into submission. Not only is the Royal Canadian Air Force puny compared its American counterpart, but the RCAF relies on U.S. suppliers because there is...

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